Daniel P. Warner
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Crazy Stories of the Bible – Raiders of the Lost Ark
The ark falls into the wrong hands
Read more: Crazy Stories of the Bible – Raiders of the Lost ArkBurning Bush Blogs Equipping Men with Biblical Knowledge and Leadership Skills Category: Personal Study Thread: Crazy Stories of the Bible Post Topic: Raiders of the Lost Ark – Three-day Study Post in Thread: #1 Next: Did a donkey just talk? Scripture: I Samuel 4:1-22 Background While the Hebrews were slaves in Egypt, a group of…
The ark falls into the wrong hands
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How to Make Filet Mignon out of Humble Pie
Pitching at a writers conference
Read more: How to Make Filet Mignon out of Humble PieThe Pie I quadruple-checked my backpack. My folder. My paperwork and business cards. All there. I sat on my hand for a few seconds – didn’t want it to be either cold or sweaty when shaking hands. No way I was going to do something embarrassing for a third time. “Two-minutes warning for 10:15 appointments,”…
Pitching at a writers conference
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How to Cope with Rejection
Read more: How to Cope with Rejection“Dear Daniel,” the email preview read. “Thank you for your submission. Unfortunately…” Why did Outlook have to include the word unfortunately in its preview? I didn’t have to open the message to know it was a rejection. The literary agent had been so positive in our meeting. I thought I’d done everything right. I sent…
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Confounding Yogi-isms Make You Laugh and Think
Top 10 Lesser-known Yogi Quotes
Read more: Confounding Yogi-isms Make You Laugh and ThinkOne of my favorite dialogues from the show Friends was when Joey calls something a “Moo Point.” When pressed by a stunned Rachael, he explains “Yeah, a moo point. It’s like a cow’s opinion. It doesn’t matter.” The exchange sounds like something the great baseball player Yogi Berra would have said. Somehow, it actually makes…
Top 10 Lesser-known Yogi Quotes
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How to Overcome Imposter Syndrome
Read more: How to Overcome Imposter SyndromeSelf-Doubt Ever ask yourself “What in the blazes made me think I could do this?” You might be suffering from Imposter Syndrome. All excited about a new hobby, job, or business venture, you dashed right into the froth of the ocean. But now you’re floundering, trying to figure out how to keep your head above…
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How to Push the Ground Down
Read more: How to Push the Ground DownWhen you do pushups, are you pushing yourself up or pushing the ground down? If you’re a mere mortal not named Chuck Norris, you’re pushing yourself up – unless you’re a wimp who can’t do a pushup, in which case you’re face-planting into the ground. Who is Chuck Norris? If you don’t know who Chuck…
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Insane Action Heroes of the Bible
Read more: Insane Action Heroes of the BibleIs the Bible a stodgy old book filled with nothing but platitudes and slow-moving parables? Even when there is something like a David and Goliath story, it seems almost mythical in nature—a boy killing a giant with a slingshot? Really? Actually, the Bible is filled with intriguing stories of warriors and kings and battling empires…
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Indisputable Action Hero Mount Rushmore X2
Best Action-heroes on the big screen
Read more: Indisputable Action Hero Mount Rushmore X2What makes an action hero? Is it the actor or the character? Well, both. But sometimes, you get the perfect actor in the perfect role. Those make up my first Mount Rushmore – the most iconic action-hero roles. But the actors who’ve proven themselves over a host of roles deserve their own Mt. Rushmore too…
Best Action-heroes on the big screen
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Greatest Action-adventure Novels to Preserve Man Cards
Read more: Greatest Action-adventure Novels to Preserve Man CardsMan Card Slipping Through My Fingers Last night I stayed up late to finish a riveting novel. Intense suspense, with intriguing plot twists, shootouts, and cars plummeting over the edge of ravines. Oh, and the romance. By romance, I mean lots of romance. You see, this was Romantic suspense novel, written by a woman, with…
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Laugh, Think, Cry – A Full Day
Read more: Laugh, Think, Cry – A Full DayChallenged to write about the deep topic of Emotional Expression, my thoughts led to the late Jimmy Valvano, who coached NC State to a shocking NCAA basketball tournament upset over Houston to win the 1983 national championship. In his famous Never Give Up speech, a cancer-stricken Jimmy V. delivered a now-famous line about a full…
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